A digital certificate is an electronic document that establishes your credentials when doing business or other transactions on the web. They are issued by a certificate authority and contain a user's name, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public key and the digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a recipient can verify that the certificate is real. Some digital certificates conform to a standard such as X.509.
Digital certificates are digital files that certify the identity of an individual or instruction seeking access to computer-based information. It links the identifier of an individual or institution to a digital public key. Minimum certificate contents for the X.509 version 3 standard format include the version format, the serial number of the certificate from the issuer, the signature algorithm identifier for the certificate issuer's signature, the issuer's X.500 name of entity, and the validity period of the certificate. Additional information for certificates identifying an individual or other entity includes an identifying name or number and a public key of the individual or entity. Certificate Authority is the entity that provides all of the services to issue, store, manage, and revoke certificates.
A digital certificate is sometimes referred to as an ‘electronic signatureâ€(tm). Digital certificates are issued by an organisation to identify an individual. The organisation then knows that an electronic instruction, such as a payment, has been generated and sent by the known (bona fide) individual – who may be operating on behalf of a known company. A digital certificate is a piece of technology that will reside on the identified individualâ€(tm)s computer system. It is used to communicate with the organisation. For use over the internet, digital certificates can be browser based (virtual) or token based (physical), such as a smartcard or card reader.
Digital Certificates are issued by Certification Authorities, show where a program comes from, and prove that a package hasn't been altered. ISPs that plan to distribute an Internet Explorer package over the Internet should sign their code with a Digital Certificate.
Digital certificates are electronic files that are used to uniquely identify people and resources over networks such as the Internet. They are based on public-key cryptography, which uses a pair of keys (private and public key) for encryption and decryption.
Sometimes referred to as X.509 certificates (for the ITU-T standard relating to them), digital certificates are small files that can be stored in web browsers or other applications that facilitate user authentication. Digital certificates are roughly analogous to electronic ID cards.
An encoded document that verifies connection between a server's public key (known to anyone) and the server's identification. Cryptographic checks, including a digital signature, ensure that the information within the certificate can be trusted and has not been altered.
The digital equivalent of a positive identification. They are issued by various certification agencies. Digital certificates are used to prove that a web site is the entity or person it claims to be.
A secure electronic software file (much like an online passport) that contains information about an individual or organization, include, among other things, its public key and the period for which the Digital Certificate is valid. The Digital Certificate is issued and digitally signed by the Certificate Authority.
An attachment to an electronic message used for security purposes. The most common use of a digital certificate is to verify that a user sending a message is who he or she claims to be, and to provide the receiver with the means to encode a reply. Certificates are assigned by trusted certificate authorities.
A digital certificate is an electronic means of establishing your credentials when doing business or other transactions on the Web. It is issued by a certification authority (CA). It contains your name, a serial number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public key (used for encrypting and decrypting messages and digital signatures), and the digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a recipient can verify the certificate holder.
A digital certificate is an electronic ID card that helps establish your credentials when doing business via the Internet. Such certificates can be browser based ("Soft Certificates") or embedded into a smart card ("Hard Token") and used with special card readers.
Administrators should sign their code with a Digital Certificate if planning to distribute an Internet Explorer package over the Internet. Digital Certificates are issued by Certification Authorities, show where a program comes from, and prove that a package hasn't been altered.
Digital certificates are employed to establish and validate a user's identity on the internet. There are two types of certificate - soft certificates which are embedded in web browsers and hard tokens - smart cards that are used with readers.
Digital Certificates are issued by a Certificate Authority (CA), which verifies the identification of the sender. The certificate is attached to an electronic message, so the recipient knows the sender is really who they claim to be.
The digital equivalent of positive identification, such as a driver's license. Issued by various certificate authorities, digital certificates are used to prove that a web site, or a visitor to a web site, is the entity or person they claim to be.
this is the certificate confirming a sites security details. You can view a site security certificate by clicking on the padlock symbol located at the bottom right of a page. The padlock will appear on any secure page. The address of a secure page always starts https
Please see the TechDesk Article Digital Certificates and Digital Private/Public Key Pairs
A security technique that encrypts a unique key onto a client computer requiring the client to use that computer or another computer with a digital certificate to access the client's private portal; prevents unauthorized access from computers without the certificate, for example from some Internet café or by a co-worker who knows a password but must use a computer without a certificate
Digital certificates, are used in much the same way as conventional forms of identification - such as a driver's license or passport - to provide irrefutable evidence of the owner's identity and in some cases, authority in a given transaction. Return to the top
ITU X.509 v3 standard data structures that securely bind an identity to a public key. A certificate is created when an entity's public key is signed by a trusted identity, a certificate authority. The certificate ensures that the entity's information is correct and that the public key actually belongs to that entity.
A method of ensuring privacy on the Internet. Certificate s consist of Key s made up of large numbers that are used to uniquely identify individuals.
Electronic affidavit issued by a certification authority, like a bank, that validates the identity of an individual or business. Digital certificates are used to verify digital signatures. Verisign is an important Internet based certification authority.
An electronic document, provided by a trusted third party, made up of a public key, digital signature, owner identity, serial number, issuer, and expiration date. Used in private and public key encryption.
Are digital Ids used to present credentials online. Digital certificates are issued by companies that act as "trusted third parties". In a SET transaction, the buyer, the merchant and banks for these parties all have digital certificates. Also See: SSL, Encryption, Digital Cash, Smart Cards, Digital Signature, Digital Wallet, Digital Coins
A method of ensuring privacy on the internet. Certificates consist of a private key for encrypting data or documents and a corresponding public key for reading the data. An independent certification authority issues public and private keys. Basis for SET.
A specialized document signed by a trusted third party which are the preferred way to securely deliver public keys. The top part of a digital certificate contains plaintext identifying the issuer (signer), subject (whose public key is attached), the subject's public key and the expiration date of the certificate. The bottom part of a digital certificate contains the issuer's signed hash of the top part.